Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-20
RELIGIOUS STATISTICS.
Condition Of Leading DeROmlnati0ns
IN Great Brltaln.
fRrrhonos

E1cHoHQe.
The following general religions sta
tistics, the latest procursbls and ~ 90
curate As can be Ascertainsd. will be
read with interest IS showinR tbs rela-
tive position and progress Of the de
nominations mentioned. Daring the
last i've years there has been a remark
able increase in the number of reiigi-
Gus scots 10 England and Wales. They
number at the present time go, have
46 600 places OF worship. Of which a.
600 have been certified and recorded IS
such TO ths Registrar General. Az far
ss can be ascertaiDed, sitting accommO-
dstion 10 provided for 1905, 600 per.
sons. The latest returns give the total
number Of ministers Of religion at S.
600; church and chapel Off ,ials. $780,.
600, and 5000. 0o0 Of Communicates.
The annual cost Of the various Efforts for
the social, moral and religions reforma-
tiou Of the people is roundly estimated
at GIG 600. 900. The statistics OF the
leading religious denominations in
Great Britain and Ireland are as fol
ows:
fhe Established Church OF England.
-TwO Archbishsps. 81 Bishops, 4 Suffra
gan Bishops. "a retired colonial Bishops.
Dean; total, 1877. Ths present naubsr
Of clergy Of all classes il q. 900; about
enc fifth of these are without parocbisl
charges, being engaged in works of edu
cation, etc. The Arohbish p Of Oanter
barry receives ej5.e00 per annuu the
Arch bishop Of York. $40 600; vhila the
INC ms Of the 81 Bishops vaFy frou
el0,OOO to the Bishop Of London tn e2,
000 the inc me Of the Bishop of Sldor
NSd Man. Twelve Bishops receive e5,.
600 annual income. or upvArd; the Blsh-
op Of Ripoa receives $500 The bsnef
ices number - 500, and the two most
reliable authorities give the total income
81 the Established Church at about e.
500. 900
TIE Roman Oathslie Church - In
England and Wales. 2 Cardinal Arch
bishops, IA Bishops (Hsxham and New
castle beiag tbs only see vacant), PISS
priests 1863 ehapels and stations. In
Scotland. 3 Arohbiahops, Bishops, $50
priests. SOC chapels and stations. 10
Ireland, 4 AFchbishops, % Bishops Zone
vacant see), Sl7l priests. and 1000 600
sdhsrsnis. In England there are na
msrous domestic and private chapels 10
the houses Of noblemen asd gentlemen,
which are inaccessible to she general
public.
The churches in scotland-Tbs e.
tablished Oauroh-l6 synods, 81 presley
tefies, 1883 ehurobes and preaching sta
lions. 1900 ministers and Iicentiates,
S64 ass members, 9120 sunday schools,
- n66 teachers. 80. 3Os scholars. The
Free Oharch-l6 synods. 70 presbyte-
ries, 1853 churches and preaching sta
lions, 1897 ministers, SO. 46t member
and adherents. United PRESBYTERIAN
Church 81 presbyseries, $50 ehuVohes.
SOS minister's. lsl.lt6 members. II. 742
teachers, % los Sandsy scholars; mis-
sionsTy income, e.39 67S.
The Prtsby teEian Church Of England
Ten presbyteries, aS6 congregations,
s6S ministers. profess r. % mission.
srie@. lady missionaries in China, 81,
OIL oOnmuoioAnts, Tl2S teachers, T5.5ts
suaday scholars; total income for all
church purposes. c2l6. los.
The CangreRAtionslists- Congreoa-
tioual ministers IN England and Wales,
eso5; IN scotland. 80; IA ireland, 25; IN
sue colonies ana Ia fsreiRn lands, $50
(eKei1sive OF native ordained MISSION
ariesl; in Channel isisnds Z; churches
AZ home and abroad, 2s03 with 1873
prsaching stations); oolered churches,
90; ministers aod missionaries together
number 500; total sdherents. 500 nOo;
vscant churches, 80.
Toe BAptissa-Churehes In the Uaited
/ Kingdom, 2TlS; church members. Sl5.-
80; pastors IN charge, ISIS some OF
whom are at prsser engaged In secular
Business. beside about 400 ministers
witbout eharsesl; the chspels number
SSSt, sunday schools. az 30; 10 minis
terlai colleges. 10 tutors and professors;
total throughout the British Isles,
churches x742; throughout the British
empire. ass ehuFchss.
ihs ArthOdists-N esleyAn Method
ist.-in Great Britain: Nemb-ra 4Ia.
So: on triAl, ~ 5si; total, tss sss; mlp.
i.ter-. 1870 In ireland Members,
/ 2a.si9. ministers ~. TolAls ia eonnee
/ tion y d Wesleyan Conferences At hone
and abroad Members. Sss. 4Os; on
ptaL A.02t; ministers. 2SS5; Saaday
scholars ~ EoelAnd. s79.iis: Method
isi nsW conneetioa Ministers. i79 !;
ehnroh member, Ss5is; en- triAl,
/ t26s; total. 81 SIS; ehapsis. "a. Prim-
iuvs Methsdists Ministers l0kS ST.
circuits. t.SaS ehspels and I9l Sal mem
hers. includln9 those On triai. Cnitsi
Msaoostist frce Cearehes; Itinsrant
ministers. t2l; ehApels, lSSs; lssal
PreactsFa. Sl2. sanoAy schalaFa, las
les members, - e9a. Biois CHRISTIANS:
Nheiy-oEe GREATS Al hone and 81
abroad. Isl itinsrsnt preachers, Is40
local pFaaca-rs. ~ Sas members "a Fee
land and asSS IN Asstralla. 5000 San
day scholars ana alSS taacherA with $50
ehapsla.